Lonsdale Elementary School

Introduction

Community Background

Income/Poverty Table:

	Lincoln	Rhode Island	United States
Median Household Income	47,815	51,814	48,451
Median Family Income	61,257	64,733	58,526
Per Capita Income	26,779	25,937	25,267
Families Below Poverty Level	224	7.8% or 42 families	9.2%
Individuals Below Poverty Level	1,082	566 or 11.1%	12.4%

Statement: Lincoln is a fairly prosperous community. Both the median household income and the median family income for Lincoln are only a little less than the state of Rhode Island as a whole. In the community of Lincoln, there is a fair amount of families below poverty level (224). The number of individuals below poverty level is quite overwhelming, it is 1,082.

Race Table:

	Lincoln	Rhode Island	United States
White	19,967	882,370	75.1%
Black/African American	176	54,396	12.3%
Asian	366	29,406	3.6%
Hispanic	343	117,708	12.5%